De Leon's Monitor (De Leon, Tex.), Vol. 3, No. 8, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 21, 1997 Page: 2 of 10
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membered. God bleas yon.
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Cheryl St Ama A family
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I would like to express my thvtks
and appreciation to those who at-
tended my 80th birthday reception
and for the many beautiful cards and
gifts.
A special thanks to my children.
Jean Taylor Ceariy, DancH Taylor and
families, who hosted the reception.
I am blessed to have such won-
derful friends and relatives.
In God's love,
A vie Keith Taylor
Community Calender
Call 893-NEWS to include your
meeting
Men’s Prayer Breakfast
Interdenominational
First Tuesday • 6:30ajn.
First United Methodist Church
MmhterW AKaace Food Pantry
Highway 6
Open every Tuesday
9:0Qajn - noon
Lions Cleb
Meets at La Don Restaurant
Highway 6 - 6:30am.
* Every 2nd A 4th Monday
Armstrong Lodge 44S
First Tuesday
Afper 7:00p.m. Meeting 7:30pjn
Order of the Eastern Star
Chapter 693
Second Monday
Meal 6:30p.m. Meeting 7:30p.m.
Tri-Coanty Scottish Rite
5th Thursday
In Cisco at 7:00p.m.
Senior Citizens of De Leon
1100 W. Reynosa
Lunch: Mon., Wed. & Fri.
Tuesday: Covered dish
De Leon City Council
Meets at 6:00p.m.
Every 2nd A 4th Tuesday
De Leon Alzheimer's
Support Group
Meets on die second Thursday of
each month from 7:00 to 9:00p.m.
in the De Leon Hospital Board
Room
Comanche Alzheimer's
Support Group
Meets on the third Tuesday of
each month at 7:00p.m. at
Eastside Baptist Church
Eastland County
Genealogical Society
Meets on the second Tuesday of
each month at 7:00p.m. in the
Cisco Junior College Library.
Letter to the
Editor_
Daar Chupp Publishing.
Hui srnumar while visitmg my w-
•er m Comanche, I purchased every
copy of the MESSENGER I could
poasfcty obtam from Sanctions On
The Square l huvarngoyndAem ever
so much and want to complete my
"Messenger Library" by ordering
back issues.
I would abo lie tr complete my
collection for our school librwy I foci
they will be a much needed asset to
our grow ing knowledge
Thank you for your help and keep
up the good work. I am so looking
forward to receiving future issues!?!
Gratefully.
. Diana Frazier
Robert E Lee High School
Midland. Texas
VanZandt
Reunion Held
Mrs. John (Barbara) Moser, of
Stephenville hosted the get together
of the dependents of the late K M.
VanZandt and wife Cnmi Dry
VanZandt. Saturday Aug. 9. They
met at the Senior Citizens Center and
were served a spaghetti luncheon by
the Study Chib after which they as-
sembled in the Fellowship Room of
the First Baptist Church.
The highlight of the occasion was
the visit of John Raymond VanZmdt,
his wife Betsy and twin daughters
Sara and Kara of Detroit. Michigan.
John is the son of Raymond and Faye
Miller VanZandt formerly of Stephen-
The afternoon was spent visiting,
reminiscing and taking pictures. Two
refreshment tables were laid with an
assortment of delicious food and
punch. A large birthday cake was in
honor of the recent 13th birthday of
Sara and Kara VanZandt
The remaining children of Mr. and
Mrs. K.M. VanZandt are Betty
Huffman ofHico, Darlene Scoggin of
Stephenville and Mildred Hansford
of DeLeon.
Others in attendance were Joe
VanZandt and wife Janie of Pampa,
their son Damon of Houston, their
daughter Diane, husband Jeff Reid
and sons Joshua and Jeremy of Can-
yon; Mrs. Len Bradford (Joy Lou) of
DeSoto, the daughter,of Emilo and
Nadine VanZandt formerly of
Richardson; Ann Rodriguez of Aus-
tin, daughter of dlearr’and'TLE.
Walker formerly of San Antonio,
Dianne Griffin of West,. David and
Debbie Huffman of Joshua, Barbara
Moser of Stephenville, all the chil-
dren of Betty and the late Joe
Huffman; Don and Georgia Campbell,
daughter of George VanZandt; Gerald
and Freda VanZandt and grandson
Dusty of De Leon (Gerald is the son
of Bernard and Virginia VanZandt of
De Leon); Carl and Nita Dry of Ft.
Worth; Jim and Wanda Hansford of
Houston, son of Everett and Mildred
Hansford.
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appreciation of animals is Jared
Owens, the son of James and Janine
Owens of Fort Worth, while petting
varied animals provided by Jack
Walton, owner of Running Springs
in Hico The Owens' family were en-
joying the PA M Festival and Golden
Saturday while attending Avie
Taylor's 80th birthday party last week.
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Peanut Line... or the Goober
^Special... or the Doodlebug.
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Gentle Family Dentistry
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Skillman's Grove, west of Fort
Davis, is named for Captain Henry
Skillman, a courageous character
who blazed some of the early cron
country mail and stage coach routes
in the 1850's. He was an Indian
fighter, guide and scout for US
troops. He was called "The Kit
Carson of the Big Bend.”
Tin buildings dot the 640 seres,
which is considered sacred ground.
A large tabernacle is located among
the oak, pine and juniper trees. The
buildings and grounds at Skillman',
Grove are use only one week every
year, during August, for the Bloys
Camp meeting. The tin buildings
are residences for people attending
the week long event.
It all started in 1890, when area
ranchers decider) to set aside a week
for worship services. Their work
prevented from attending church on
s regular basis. The meeting now
attracts thousands of people. Many
come from far away places to attend.
The camp meeting is named for
Reverend William B. Bloys, a Pres-
byterian Minister. He was small but
fearless. He once walked into a sa-
loon full of drunken men who were 1
cursing and yelling. When he ap-
peared in the doorway every curse
was hushed. Glasses half raised to
cursing lips were lowered. Profan-
ity died half spoken and gambling
games suspended operations. After
speaking to the man he
came to see, Reverend
Bloys nodded in a
friendly manner and went
out the door.
During those early camp
meetings, Dr. Bloys
would stand by the side
of the altar in the
tabernacle with watch in
hand. At the exact
moment the service was
to begin he raised his __
voice in a command that
was heard in all parts of the taber-
nacle: "it's time for the service to
begin." Immediately a hush fell
upon the assembly and the "Little
Father of the Hills" started to preach.
William B. Bloys was born in
1847 in Tennessee. He graduated
from Lane's Seminary in Cincinnati,
Ohio and became a Presbyterisn
Home Missionary. He moved to
Coleman, Texas and was a minister
there nine years before going to the
Davis Mountains. He ventured west
because of ill health.
Toward the end of his life, at a
meeting of the board of the Bloys
Camp Meeting Association, he
urged the board to elect a younger
man to take his place. When those
in the audience got the drift of what
he was saying, that their leader who
stood for everything good and ben-
eficial was trying to resign, the mem-
SMITH
bers of the association cried him
down with one voice. They would
not hear of him breaking in a new
man. One of the said, "Sit down,
Bloys, there'll W plenty of time to
elect your successor when you've
gone."
Sociability and hospitality reign
in an almost ideal state during the
camp meeting. The word "stranger'*
doesn't apply here, for visitors im-
mediately feel at home. Nobusiaess
is conducted during die week. If
cattlemen want to discuss the mar-
ket, or make a deal, they leave the
grounds.
Dr. Bloys died in 1917. Today a
simple stone monument stands to
honor him on the camp meeting
grounds. He had a lot to do with
developing the high moral and spiri-
tual tone of people living in the
Texas mountains. *
Brought to you by •
Farmers & Merchants Bank
Serving De Leon and Surrounding Communities
_ For Over 90 Years
----_— Jven the littL
ones love ice cold watermelon. Cricket
Wofford, daughter of Julia Wofford
enjoys a healthy bite during the 1997
Watermelon Slicing cm Texas Street.
Women on Mission
of the First Baptist'
Church
The Women on Mission of the
First Baptist Church met Tuesday,
Aug. 12, with Assistant Coordinator
Margie Hale presiding over the meet-
ing. Gloria Stamford led the opening
prayer.
Glenda Satterwhite, Bible Study
Chairperson, gave the program for the
morning using James 3:13-16, 1st ■-
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Hospital
Report
Aug. 12 Mary Roberts
- Willie Wallace
Effie Randolph
Doris Clark
Aug. 13 Charlene Babbitt
Emery Morris
Mildred Burdette
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Johnnie Cline
Aug. 14 May Brownlee
Lona Lightfoot
Aug. 15 Ladislado Lopez
Dean Vineyard
-J.G.- Bassett
Kenneth Morgan
Sermon of the week
by Paul A Susan Ratuberger
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r. ig were to be prepared,he present,
be available and to be purposeful.
Many names were given in need of
special prayer. The financial report
was given by Margie.
Helen Short gave the Calendar of
Prayer for twelve missionaries that
had birthdays Aug. 12th and read 1 st
John 4:10-11. Prayer focus was that
the 1997 goal of 401 associational
missionaries will be met A box of plas-
tic Ijds with the birthday missionar-
ies names and locations on the lids
were given out and Helen stated that
we not "put lids on our missionary
work.'* Ann Weaver led the closing
prayer for the ill and the missionar-
ies.
Lemon-poppyseed bread, banana-
nut bread and coffee were served by
Ann Weavfer to the following: Odette
Bell, Julia Cook, Margie Hale, Evelyn
Hare, Willie Mae Harvey. Odessa
Johnson, Frances Morgan, Bobbie
Phillips, Glenda Satterwhite, Helen
Short, Nell Smith, Gloria Stamford and
Lurline Strasner.
Good ol' boys can be
trusted to remember
two articles from the
grocery store. If they
go for three it's best to
write it down.
Aug. 17 Ruby Park
Aug. 18 Ruby Hammers
Billie Neal
Grace Davis ' • ,
Discharges
-. Aug. 13 Earnest Newsome
Thomas Peacock
Aug. 14 Emeiy Morris
Aug. 15' Maxine Frasier
Doris Clark
Domingo Garcia
Aug. 16 Mildred Burdette
Aug. 17 Jana Chupp
Charlene Babbitt
Lila Musick
Dean Vineyard
Aaron Keen
Aug. 18 Grady Barrick
Wyolene Gray
J.C. Bassett
Mary Brownlee
Mary Roberts
Ladislado Lopez
Lona Lightfoot
The family of Lowery B. Easley
acknowledges with grateful apprecia-
tion your kindness and sympathy
offered in the beautiful flowers, lovely
cards, food; telephone calls and
prayers. God bless all of you.
Nell Easley
Tom Easley and Family
Elizabeth Brownlee and Family
In this week's study we want to
look at a monster called "worry." As
Billy Graham has stated, "Worry is
universal, great men worry, common
men worry—some about world prob-
lems, some about personal prob-
lems." Did you know that physicians
tell us that 70 percent of all illnesses
are imaginary, the cause being men-
tal distress or worry. It has been listed
by heart specialists as the number
one cause of heart trouble. Psychia-
trists tell us that worry breeds ner-
vous break downs and mental
disorders..So you can see why it is
• suclfa morftter and Worry is like a
' rocking chair, it will give you some-
A7KihVt6 'df>7hif get you no where."
Is there a cure. Does God give us
any scriptural help to rid us of this
evil beast called, "worry."
Yes, God has given us a better way,
careth for you." God has told us
plainly to cast all our cares on Him.
Two conflicting forces cannot ex-
ist in one human heart. When
"worry" is present "trust" cannot
crowd its way in. Someone has writ-
ten a little verse which goes:
"Said (he robin to the sparrow. I
should really like to know,
Why these anxious human beings
rush about and worry so.
Said the sparrow to the robin,
Friend I think that it must be,
That they have no Heavenly Fa-
ther such as cares for you and me.
Mat. 6:26 Tells how Jesus takes
care for the fowls of the air end feeds
them. So how much more does he care
for you..Leam to trust Him, fbr he is
always trustworthy. Someone has
said, "worry” is an old man with
bended head, carrying a load of feath-
ers which he thinks is lead." How
* it S?7 ^ °h how we need to get our eyes
9mm,‘thyway focused upward instead of inward,
unto the Lord, trust also in him; and God never meant for us to be crushed
he shall bring it to pass." The word
"commit" means to turn over to, to
entrust completely. Now we know
that God has told us many times in
his Word to trust in Him with all our
heart...In Philippians 4:6 The Ampli-
fied Bible says, "Do not fret or have
anxiety about anything, but in every
circumstance and in everything by
prayer and petition with thanksgiv-
ing continue to make your wants
known to God." (1 Pet 5:7 KJV) "Cast-
ing all your care upon him; for he
NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE
Notice is hereby given that Farmers and Merchants Bank
("Secured Party') of 206 South Texas, P.O. Box 230, De Leon,
Texas 76444, intends to sell at public sale, for cash, the following
described property:
1991 Long 4-Bottom Switch Breaking Plow, SN 1080
1982 "4240" John Deere Tractor Ser. #424P 029378RW
Peerless Peanut Trailer
1979 Long Combine, Ser. *8424
2-Row Kelly Digger-Inverter, #348
Ford 4-Row Cultivator
5-Bottom International Plow #105404006105
16 Ft. White Tandem "262", #13885
Blanton Trailer
John Deere 71 Flex 4-Row Planter
1989 KMC Combine #37799
John Deere 24 Ft. Field Cultivator
1986 Massey Ferguson Front-End Dual, 125 H.P., Ser. #L274202
which property was obtained from Randall Kent Barnes and Paula
Lee Barnes of Route 2, Box 192, De Leon, Texas 76444
("Debtors"), under the terms of various Security Agreements
between said debtor and Farmers and Merchants Bank.
The public sale will take place at area behind the old "Keith
Tractor Building" located at State Highways 6 &46 and Johnson
Street, De Leon, Texas, on September 13,1997, at 10:30 a.m.
Central Standard Time
FARMERS AND MERCHANTS BANK
BY James R. Bruton, President
and burdened under the weight of
care. You can live a worry free life
but you'll have to learn to totally trust
God. God said you could do it and if
God said it we know that it can be
done. Why not start to practice now.
Just cast all those cares on him and
begin to sing a song of praise or
whistle a happy tune knowing that
your in great hands with God.
(Power Principal) Of all the things
you wear, your expression is the most
important. Janet Lane
We the family of Vernon "Gran-
nie” Sides would like to express our
thanks and appreciation for all the
food, cards, flowers and prayers we
received during the loss of our loved
one. We also would like to thank Dr.
Giustino, Hubert Merworth, David
Moss and the Staff at De Leon Hos-
pital for all the love and care they
showed her and the family during this
time. We would like for the Canter-
bury Villa Staff, the Nursing Home
Singers and Bingo Callers to know
how much we appreciate them for tak-
ing such good care of Grannie. Thank
you to Bro. Brown and the ladies of
the Northside Baptist Church for the
service and meal. Last but not least,
our very special thanks to Donnie
Nowlin and his Staff.
Fae Nabors A Families
Polly Carter & Families
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Festival in Pictures
We had five or six head of pho-
tographers roving the streets and
byways of De Leon They took
more photos than we can say grace
over or ever hope to publish. Some
of you and your kids were captured
on film - most likely.
If you’d like to come by the of-
fice and browse, we'd love to see
you - and if you see one you'd like,
we'll have it printed up for you. A
5X7 will run you four bucks. If
you're really loaded - or really
taken with your photo — we can
get you an 8X10 for nine dollars.
You make your order, and we'll
get them back to you as quick as
we can.
Just A
Reminder!
Instructors and Coaches of Adult Literacy
at the Lodge Hall. For additional
information, you can contact
The Chamber of Commerce (254)893-2083
or the Carlin residenc 2 at (254)893-2693.
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Chupp, Charles. De Leon's Monitor (De Leon, Tex.), Vol. 3, No. 8, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 21, 1997, newspaper, August 21, 1997; De Leon, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1144301/m1/2/: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Comanche Public Library.